What to visit

In the City of Maputo:

The House of Iron,transported to Maputo from the Universal Exhibition of Paris;
The botanical gardens of Tunduru on Av. Samora Machel with its doorway built in the Manueline style;

The Fort of Nª Senhora da Conceição situated in Praça 25 de Junho (June 25th Square) which has been turned into a military museum;
The Central Market, known as “Bazar da Baixa”, built in 1901, supplies fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs and a wide variety of handicraft can be purchased there;
The Catholic Cathedral situated in Praça da Independência and facing the botanical gardens of Tunduru;
The Mosque, built at the beginning of the XX century;
The “Yellow House” in Praça 25 de Junho was the seat of the first Colonial Government. Today it is the Money Museum;
The Natural History Museum, a gothic style building in Praça Travessia de Zambezi, displays many of the animal species natural to Mozambique and a collection, considered unique in the world, of elephant fetuses showing the different months of gestation;
The National Art Museum on Av.Ho Chi Min;
The National Geology Museum on Av.24 Julho;
The Museum of the Revolution Av.24 Julho;
The Money Museum, on Rua Consiglieri Pedroso
Ilha Inhaca, 15 minutes from Maputo by air, or 3 hours by boat boasts magnificent coral reefs and the interesting Marine Biology Museum.
The “Pequenos Libombo” Dam, built on the River Umbelúzi.
The Maputo Reserve, south of the city, on the way to Ponto de Ouro, is famous for its elephant herds and the bands of flamingos to be seen on the lakes that have formed near the coast.
In Namaacha there is a magnificent waterfall.

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